Bolt vs Lovable

A side-by-side comparison of Bolt and Lovable — pricing, free tiers, and who each tool is genuinely best for.

	Bolt	Lovable
Tagline	Prompt, run, edit, and deploy full-stack web apps in the browser	Chat your way to a full-stack app, no coding required
Category	AI Coding	AI Coding
Pricing	Free tier with token allotment; Pro plans from ~$20/mo scaling with tokens	Free tier with limited credits; paid plans from ~$25/mo and up by usage
Free tier
Best for	Founders and indie hackers who want to spin up and deploy full-stack web apps entirely in the browser.	Non-technical founders and PMs who want to build and ship full-stack apps through conversation.
Not for	Teams needing deep control over local toolchains, non-JS stacks, or large enterprise codebases.	Experienced engineers who want fine-grained control inside their own editor and toolchain.
Use cases	Build full-stack web apps In-browser prototyping Prompt-to-app generation Instant deployment MVP development	No-code app building Prompt-to-full-stack app MVP creation Supabase-backed apps Landing page generation
	Visit Bolt	Visit Lovable

Choose it if: Founders and indie hackers who want to spin up and deploy full-stack web apps entirely in the browser.

Choose it if: Non-technical founders and PMs who want to build and ship full-stack apps through conversation.